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in this same poll, again, this is swing states, and this is the women vote. obama 54%, romney 36%. is he being tainted from some things fellow republicans have done or is it something about romney? >> i think when you look at it, it's mostly about the republican party, but romney has failed to distinguish himself from the pack. i think when you had the dust up about contraception, i think women said, wait a minute here. this party, this republican party and whoever is the nominee, will be driven by an agenda that is socially way 00 conservative for me in he's times. and i think that shifted a lot of voters. >> and the contraception argument for republican, they wanted to be seen as a separation of church and state issue and instead the democrats have framed very well this sort of war on women. and looks as hthese it's hurt him. sgrits eat inept ham handling of the republican party on the issue. if you look at what happened in 2010, republicans were very competitive and in fact won the vote with women voters. so there's an important lesson here. when we get the focus back on the the
in this same poll, again, this is swing states, and this is the women vote. obama 54%, romney 36%. is he being tainted from some things fellow republicans have done or is it something about romney? >> i think when you look at it, it's mostly about the republican party, but romney has failed to distinguish himself from the pack. i think when you had the dust up about contraception, i think women said, wait a minute here. this party, this republican party and whoever is the nominee, will be...
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the poll in the free press and the pew poll not the only good news for the romney forces. they got a big boost as well in gallup's tracking poll which shows a 47-47 tie among likely voters contacted on the 4th through the 6th. in pre-debate polling, mr. obama, president obama, led by five. now, as for today's pew poll, the obama campaign takes issue with the party make-up of people surveyed, saying it tilts republican compared to september. the romney campaign, on the other hand, says it's pleased with the numbers. joining us now, jim acosta with the romney campaign in newport news, virginia and on the phone, dan lothian with president obama's campaign. jim, you're on the trail with the romney campaign. what's the reaction to the latest polling, because republicans were complaining about these polls as soon as last week. now the poll is good news for them. are they complaining? >> well, anderson, i have to tell you i just saw mitt romney standing out in a drenching rain in newport news just a couple hours ago and he still had a smile on his face. they're pretty happy. they
the poll in the free press and the pew poll not the only good news for the romney forces. they got a big boost as well in gallup's tracking poll which shows a 47-47 tie among likely voters contacted on the 4th through the 6th. in pre-debate polling, mr. obama, president obama, led by five. now, as for today's pew poll, the obama campaign takes issue with the party make-up of people surveyed, saying it tilts republican compared to september. the romney campaign, on the other hand, says it's...
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this could be a number that helps mitt romney. go to the next screen, we asked about whether the government should be promoting traditional values and look at this for the first time in our cnn polling, the answer is below 50% on yes. 54% say no. only 41% say yes. ashleigh, that number could help president obama. >> all right, so big government, no, but traditional values, not so much. i was fascinated not on the list, immigration, only 2% of respondents thought that was the most important issue facing the country. paul steinhauser, again, for you too, another long day. talk to you tomorrow. thank you. >>> here you go again, folks. if i say it too many times, my apologies, this is important. debate night in america, live tonight on cnn, it is you first chance to really see these guys speak off script and get challenged by each other. 7:00 eastern, here, live on cnn and cnn.com as well. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electr
this could be a number that helps mitt romney. go to the next screen, we asked about whether the government should be promoting traditional values and look at this for the first time in our cnn polling, the answer is below 50% on yes. 54% say no. only 41% say yes. ashleigh, that number could help president obama. >> all right, so big government, no, but traditional values, not so much. i was fascinated not on the list, immigration, only 2% of respondents thought that was the most...
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an american research poll shows gingrich leading there, but still in a statistical dead heat with romney. and in the overall delegate hunt, romney remains the clear front-runner. santorum is in second place with 203, followed by gingrich with 118 and paul trailing the back with 56 delegates. >>> mississippi voters are getting a lot of face time with the candidates. today rick santorum says that restaurants in -- newt gingrich attends a search service in the town of brandon followed by a campaign rally. both appeared on a sunday morning talk shows and asked about their chances come tuesday. >> we're looking of the a clean sweep you think on tuesday in the south ". >> it's a pretty tough battle ground down there, it's newt's background, we're out there running the insurgent campaign, and all the polls show us -- we'll be in alabama tomorrow and we're just going to hustle. >> we're going to get a lot of delegates from both mississippi and alabama and the odds are pretty good that we'll win them, we're campaigning in both alabama and mississippi tomorrow. we have had great reaction and great
an american research poll shows gingrich leading there, but still in a statistical dead heat with romney. and in the overall delegate hunt, romney remains the clear front-runner. santorum is in second place with 203, followed by gingrich with 118 and paul trailing the back with 56 delegates. >>> mississippi voters are getting a lot of face time with the candidates. today rick santorum says that restaurants in -- newt gingrich attends a search service in the town of brandon followed by...
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in our poll before new hampshire, governor romney was leading among south carolina evangelicals. if he can break even there, he wins the state. but the question is, do they decide to rally around one candidate? >> well, it's interesting listening to what peter was saying to you earlier, evangelicals don't vote on just one issue. yes, they're skeptical about mitt romney because he's a mormon. they believe that he's not totally dependable on social issues such as abortion. but evangelical voters vote on the economy. and if mitt romney's message on the economy gets through, he could very well win with evangelicals. we just don't know. >> the next test of republican intensity, republican unity in the great state of south carolina. gloria borger, thank you. >>> still to come here, a pilot explain as video now going viral on the internet. he says despite how this looks it isn't really that unsafe. okay. plus some conservatives would prefer one or two candidates quit. so there's one challenger on mitt romney's right. rick perry joins us next. if you think he'd consider stepping aside, w
in our poll before new hampshire, governor romney was leading among south carolina evangelicals. if he can break even there, he wins the state. but the question is, do they decide to rally around one candidate? >> well, it's interesting listening to what peter was saying to you earlier, evangelicals don't vote on just one issue. yes, they're skeptical about mitt romney because he's a mormon. they believe that he's not totally dependable on social issues such as abortion. but evangelical...
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our poll says governor romney. if you take the full poll has a 10 point lead. if you look at the last day, if you talk to the campaigns they think right now we have a single digit race. why? >> i think that nobody's ever questioned whether newt gingrich was an effective campaigner. it's when he's not an effective campaigner is the problem. and he's been very effective in the last several days. he was very effective at the debate. he's been out on the stump. mitt romney is also -- needs to step up his game a little bit. he needs to show confidence in who he is. i don't know that the attacks about his record are as damaging as him seeming uncomfortable about the issues and particularly his personal issues. if he feels uncomfortable with it it makes others feel uncomfortable with it. >> for him it's releasing your taxes. people say you're wealthy, you don't get it are, you paying more than the average joe in south carolina? governor chris christie, a romney guy, a romney guy. listen to him on the question of the tax returns. >> what i would say to governor romney
our poll says governor romney. if you take the full poll has a 10 point lead. if you look at the last day, if you talk to the campaigns they think right now we have a single digit race. why? >> i think that nobody's ever questioned whether newt gingrich was an effective campaigner. it's when he's not an effective campaigner is the problem. and he's been very effective in the last several days. he was very effective at the debate. he's been out on the stump. mitt romney is also -- needs to...
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there are polls putting obama ahead, polls putting romney ahead, poll that is completely contradict the other polls. a pollster is next. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> have you seen the presidential polls lately? that was retor tall. who hasn't? romney's in the lead. obama's not lead. it's a virtual dead heat. if you're like me, you're confused. so -- >> the 7-eleven metric, you get a red cup for the republican
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mitt romney is winning. polls show a dead heat. some show a narrow lead for the president, but a tossup at this point is a win for romney. president obama, after all, didn't have a primary opponent and has all the advantages of in couple ben see, from the rose garden, to taxpayer official events in battle ground states, that happen to highlight central campaign themes. >> in this country, prosperity doesn't trickle down, prosperity grows from the bottom up, and it grows from a strong middle class out. [ applause ] >> that's how we grow this economy. >> governor romney on the other hand is battle scarred. dispatching his rivals took months longer and millions more in spending than he hoped. he had attack on immigration and contraception. he is in a dead heat with the president in national polls. why? let's be clear. not because romney is solving all his problems. many conservatives don't trust him. the gender gap remains an advantage for obama. romney is crushed with latino voters. how then is he winning or breaking even? truth is,
mitt romney is winning. polls show a dead heat. some show a narrow lead for the president, but a tossup at this point is a win for romney. president obama, after all, didn't have a primary opponent and has all the advantages of in couple ben see, from the rose garden, to taxpayer official events in battle ground states, that happen to highlight central campaign themes. >> in this country, prosperity doesn't trickle down, prosperity grows from the bottom up, and it grows from a strong...
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there are polls putting obama ahead, polls putting romney ahead, poll that is completely contradict the other polls. a pollster is next. a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. with the blackish-blue frame and the white dots and the splattered paint pattern, your lights are on. what? [ male announcer ] the endlessly customizable 2013 smart. >>> have you seen the presidential polls lately? that was rhetorical. who hasn't? romney's in the lead. obama's not lead. it's a virtual dead heat. if you're like me, you're confused. so -- >> the 7-eleven metric, you get a red cup for the republican, a blue cup for the democrat. >> let's take a look at how pollsters get these numbers and get a better idea of where the polls stands. michael, welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> let's get wonky with it. you've heard the conversations before. we don't hold anything back. we hear people all the time say, pollsters neve
there are polls putting obama ahead, polls putting romney ahead, poll that is completely contradict the other polls. a pollster is next. a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. with the blackish-blue frame and the white dots and the splattered paint pattern, your lights are on. what? [ male announcer ] the...
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how can a poll show mitt romney with a zero percent support among african-american voters? >> don, this poll's been getting a lot of attention because of that big zero right in front of mitt romney, no doubt about it, over the last 48 hours. but let's be honest, in most of the national polling over this last month, romney's been in the single digits among african-american voters in these polls. and this poll, this nbc/"wall street journal" poll, for their breakdown of the african-american vote, they probably have a sampling error, let's say, at maybe 8% or 9% either way. so mitt romney could be as high as 7% or 8% or even 9% in that poll, or maybe he's at negative 9%, that sampling error, we don't know for sure. but here's another poll that's very recent. this is from gallup, their breakdown on the african-american vote. they did it over a three-week period. and you can see mitt romney here at 4% in their poll -- well, if we had their poll, we'd show it. it would be at 4% with the president at about 90%. so it's kind of all -- there it is. see, i knew it would come. so we'r
how can a poll show mitt romney with a zero percent support among african-american voters? >> don, this poll's been getting a lot of attention because of that big zero right in front of mitt romney, no doubt about it, over the last 48 hours. but let's be honest, in most of the national polling over this last month, romney's been in the single digits among african-american voters in these polls. and this poll, this nbc/"wall street journal" poll, for their breakdown of the...
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mitt romney and barack obama have been running dead even in polls, newt is down by 11 points. he's got to close that gap. >> mitt romney thought he was going 3 for 3. now he lost two states in one week. he has to sell himself to conservative republicans, he has to figure out a way to take down somebody who might be gaining traction with the republican base, that being newt gingrich. >> the republicans advocate less government and family values and the front-runner is now somebody that has been married three times and was a lobbyist for freddie mac. anything can happen in this world. gingrich to release his contract with freddie mac and freddie mac said that's going to be fine. >> donna, you've run campaigns. what is the romney campaign going through tonight at this hour? >> there's no question, they're looking at the delegates and they know whether this race ends in florida, or super tuesday, they have the money and organization. they can beat newt gingrich. >> eric, what are you looking at moving forward? where does this race go? >> i want to see ron paul. i'm surprised he ca
mitt romney and barack obama have been running dead even in polls, newt is down by 11 points. he's got to close that gap. >> mitt romney thought he was going 3 for 3. now he lost two states in one week. he has to sell himself to conservative republicans, he has to figure out a way to take down somebody who might be gaining traction with the republican base, that being newt gingrich. >> the republicans advocate less government and family values and the front-runner is now somebody...
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mitt romney won this straw poll at cpac with 38% of the vote. rick santorum came if second with 31%. newt gingrich trailing pretty far behind, third place with 15% and ron paul 12%. mitt romney is the big winner at this conservative conference, the biggest conservative conference of the year. very, very important win for mitt romney as he is struggling to make it clear to conservatives he is one of them. he spoke at the podium behind me yesterday, used the word conservative, i believe, about 25 times. i'm sorry, i'm listening behind me. i think they are about to officially announce what i just said. he used the word conservative about 25 times trying to make that case. obviously, it worked. interesting that this particular group of people, probably about 10,000 people came here. i'm not sure how many people voted. that they actually went for romney. anecdotally walking through the crowd, i told you earlier not a lot of excitement in general, but the passion here absolutely is about trying to find a way to beat barack obama. people i talked to wh
mitt romney won this straw poll at cpac with 38% of the vote. rick santorum came if second with 31%. newt gingrich trailing pretty far behind, third place with 15% and ron paul 12%. mitt romney is the big winner at this conservative conference, the biggest conservative conference of the year. very, very important win for mitt romney as he is struggling to make it clear to conservatives he is one of them. he spoke at the podium behind me yesterday, used the word conservative, i believe, about 25...
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let's run through a couple of the latest polls. romney at the 33%. paul with 20% and jon huntsman, who has spent basically all his time in this state in third with about 13%. there's a second poll which gives romney a bigger legal. huntsman and santorum tied at 11. mitt is on top and his opponents have attacked him today. gingrich super pack set to blanket south carolina with ads like this one. >> mitt romney became ceo of bain capital the day it was formed. his mission, to reap massive rewards for himself and his investors. >> they don't care who i am. >> he's for small businesses. no, he isn't. he's not. >> now, romney defends his record, but today, he said something that caught the ears of his rivals. >> i want individuals to have their own insurance. that means the insurance company will have an incentive to keep you healthy. it also means that if you don't like what they do, you can fire them. i like being able to provide people that provide services to me. >> all right, critics jumping all over that last line, rick perry's selling it as a ring
let's run through a couple of the latest polls. romney at the 33%. paul with 20% and jon huntsman, who has spent basically all his time in this state in third with about 13%. there's a second poll which gives romney a bigger legal. huntsman and santorum tied at 11. mitt is on top and his opponents have attacked him today. gingrich super pack set to blanket south carolina with ads like this one. >> mitt romney became ceo of bain capital the day it was formed. his mission, to reap massive...
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mitt romney and barack obama have been running dead even in polls, newt is down by 11 points. he's got to close that gap. >> mitt romney thought he was going 3 for 3. now he lost two states in one week. he has to sell himself to conservative republicans, he has to figure out a way to take down somebody who might be gaining traction with the republican base, that being newt gingrich. >> the republicans advocate less government and family values and the front-runner is now somebody that has been married three times and was a lobbyist for freddie mac. anything can happen in this world. i think they're going to call on gingrich to release his contract with freddie mac and freddie mac said that's going to be fine. >> donna, you've run campaigns. what is the romney campaign going through tonight at this hour? >> there's no question, they're looking at the delegates and they know whether this race ends in florida, or super tuesday, they have the money and organization. they can beat newt gingrich. >> eric, what are you looking at moving forward? where does this race go? >> i want to
mitt romney and barack obama have been running dead even in polls, newt is down by 11 points. he's got to close that gap. >> mitt romney thought he was going 3 for 3. now he lost two states in one week. he has to sell himself to conservative republicans, he has to figure out a way to take down somebody who might be gaining traction with the republican base, that being newt gingrich. >> the republicans advocate less government and family values and the front-runner is now somebody...
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look at the poll numbers. conservatives still say rick santorum is the guy they identify with and not mitt romney. >> the speaker says he's going to stay in because he thinks it's possible romney comes up short. i assume, jim, this is the beginning, he's got a lot of healing to do, in healing this relationship. would be quite important. >> absolutely. that was palpable throughout this campaign. to see the tension that was really in place between the gingrich camp and the romney camp. it was striking, when i was with the former speaker on monday in annapol annapolis, he had the press conference in annapolis and it was at that point when he said, i'd be delighted to support mitt romney should he clinch the 1144 delegates to win the nomination. it was the first time i heart delighted and mitt romney in the same sentence. >> he's worried about his legacy as well. thanks for coming in. >>> in a little bit we'll ask former oil company executive what, what, what can be done to bring down your gas prices. next a forme
look at the poll numbers. conservatives still say rick santorum is the guy they identify with and not mitt romney. >> the speaker says he's going to stay in because he thinks it's possible romney comes up short. i assume, jim, this is the beginning, he's got a lot of healing to do, in healing this relationship. would be quite important. >> absolutely. that was palpable throughout this campaign. to see the tension that was really in place between the gingrich camp and the romney...
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let's run through a couple of the latest polls. romney at the 33%. paul with 20% and jon huntsman, who has spent basically all his time in this state in third with about 13%. there's a second poll which gives romney a bigger legal. huntsman and santorum tied at 11. mitt is on top and his opponents have attacked him today. gingrich super pack set to blanket south carolina with ads like this one. >> mitt romney became ceo of bain capital the day it was formed. his mission, to reap massive rewards for himself and his investors. >> they don't care who i am. >> he's for small businesses. no, he isn't. he's not. >> now, romney defends his record, but today, he said something that caught the ears of his rivals. >> i want individuals to have their own insurance. that means the insurance company will have an incentive to keep you healthy. it also means that if you don't like what they do, you can fire them. i like being able to provide people that provide services to me. >> all right, critics jumping all over that last line, rick perry's selling it as a ring
let's run through a couple of the latest polls. romney at the 33%. paul with 20% and jon huntsman, who has spent basically all his time in this state in third with about 13%. there's a second poll which gives romney a bigger legal. huntsman and santorum tied at 11. mitt is on top and his opponents have attacked him today. gingrich super pack set to blanket south carolina with ads like this one. >> mitt romney became ceo of bain capital the day it was formed. his mission, to reap massive...
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and the polls at the moment are pretty useful for mitt romney. the early reaction's been very favorable. the democrats must be a little bit worried, aren't they, that this bandwagon currently rolling, the romney/ryan bandwagon, could resonate to a victory in november. >> i don't know. you don't want to ask my political advice. all i do is look at the content of what's in these budgets. i mean, the president outlined a budget and romney and ryan have outlined a framework of a budget, and they're, as you highlight, totally different. they come from totally different ples. the president's budget cuts -- would cut the deficit $4 trillion over ten years. and it's a balanced plan. it's $3 trillion of cuts and $1 trillion of revenue. and depending if you look at all the promises or only some of the promises in terms of tax cuts that are coming from the other side, they're going to cut taxes by at least two and possibly as much as $5 trillion. and you cannot do that without crushing social security and medicare or by blowing up the deficit. there's not -
and the polls at the moment are pretty useful for mitt romney. the early reaction's been very favorable. the democrats must be a little bit worried, aren't they, that this bandwagon currently rolling, the romney/ryan bandwagon, could resonate to a victory in november. >> i don't know. you don't want to ask my political advice. all i do is look at the content of what's in these budgets. i mean, the president outlined a budget and romney and ryan have outlined a framework of a budget, and...
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romney winning that straw poll as well. he needed it after setbacks to rick santorum. that surge was on the minds of so many mitt romney supporters. that is why romney campaigned in maine. john, tell us how mitt romney did it and what it means in the days and weeks to come? >> maine is now the ninth state to vote. santorum won minnesota, missouri, colorado and iowa. so entering today senator santorum had the most wins. now governor romney has tied him. 39% to 36%. that is a narrow margin. 194 votes separating the candidates. one county didn't have its caucuses because of the weather. romney gets the state of maine. here is where we go next to michigan and arizona. those are the only votes left in the month of february. super tuesday in march. on february 28th michigan and arizona vote. these are states where romney has the early lead. but had he lost again after losing out here? would the psychological of the race change in a big way? and will this race go all the way to the convention? let's do this and show you where we are right now. here is where we entered the day
romney winning that straw poll as well. he needed it after setbacks to rick santorum. that surge was on the minds of so many mitt romney supporters. that is why romney campaigned in maine. john, tell us how mitt romney did it and what it means in the days and weeks to come? >> maine is now the ninth state to vote. santorum won minnesota, missouri, colorado and iowa. so entering today senator santorum had the most wins. now governor romney has tied him. 39% to 36%. that is a narrow margin....
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a brand-new cnn poll out showing mitt romney and rick santorum are in a dead heat. not just a statistical dead heat but a real dead heat, 32-32. >> romney is telling supporters, if i win ohio, i win the nomination. santorum and newt gingrich are trying to stop that from happening. >> he will be the weakest candidate we can possibly put forward on the most important issue of today. >> he can't close the deal. and he can't close the deal in part because people inherently don't trust what he's saying and think that he is isn't always very candid with them and frankly sometimes isn't straight. >> it will be interesting to see what happens. political editor paul steinheiser is live from mount st. joseph, ohio. you have a breakdown of states for us and then i have some questions for you. >> why don't we start with ohio. we beat everybody. we beat the rush here. we're at a polling station in hamilton county, west of cincinnati. this is pretty conservative country. polls open a little later. it's just me and my camera man and the engineer. it will get more crowded later. ye
a brand-new cnn poll out showing mitt romney and rick santorum are in a dead heat. not just a statistical dead heat but a real dead heat, 32-32. >> romney is telling supporters, if i win ohio, i win the nomination. santorum and newt gingrich are trying to stop that from happening. >> he will be the weakest candidate we can possibly put forward on the most important issue of today. >> he can't close the deal. and he can't close the deal in part because people inherently don't...
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will that enthusiasm get them to the polls if mitt romney is the nominee? because they have been very luke-warm on mitt romney. south kacarolina, so that could continue to dog him. >> here's a poll that came out on the msnbc news poll. the question if the election were held today who would you vote for, obama, 49%. romney, 41%. the issue of electability for so many republicans is very important. >> and that is, of course, in florida. if you look at that number in florida, what does that tell you? it tells you that m romney may be coalessing some conservatives but it tells you the economy has taken its toll on barack obama and that will continue to be a reet battleground state on the issue of the economy and the issue of housing. one other thing to keep in mind about mitt romney if he becomes the nominee and goes into the general election. this question of what do independent voters do? and over the last two months, mitt romney's unfavorable ratings with independent voters have gone up 20 points. so that's not good news when you want to win a general electio
will that enthusiasm get them to the polls if mitt romney is the nominee? because they have been very luke-warm on mitt romney. south kacarolina, so that could continue to dog him. >> here's a poll that came out on the msnbc news poll. the question if the election were held today who would you vote for, obama, 49%. romney, 41%. the issue of electability for so many republicans is very important. >> and that is, of course, in florida. if you look at that number in florida, what does...
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mitt romney may want to keep in in mind when he looks for a running mate. several of his potential v.p.s have close ties to mr. bush. here's the question, how long will we blame george w. bush for our problems? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. post a comment on my blog. or go to my post on "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >> jack, thank you. >>> meanwhile, there's growing tension right now between the united states and russia over syria. is moscow supplying the weapons the syrian regime is using to slaughter its own citizens? and echoes of the iraq insurgency in syria. we get an exclusive look at opposition forces building devastating roadside bombs. >>> and an unusual man hunt following a desperate hospital shooting. details for a search for a surgeon now considered armed and dangerous. the medicare debate continues in washington... ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what do
mitt romney may want to keep in in mind when he looks for a running mate. several of his potential v.p.s have close ties to mr. bush. here's the question, how long will we blame george w. bush for our problems? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. post a comment on my blog. or go to my post on "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >> jack, thank you. >>> meanwhile, there's growing tension right now between the united states and russia over syria. is moscow supplying the...
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in our own cnn poll of polls, governor romney currently enjoys a one-point lead, 48-47. as you no doubt know, the race will boil down to a few key states and tonight, we also have new numbers from the nbc/"wall street journal" poll in colorado showing the race there tied. in nevada, the same poll has president obama out front by three, whereas in virginia, new polling from fox has mr. romney up by two. that's a nine-point swing in his favor since september. now, not coincidentally the campaigns in the last several days have stopped in all of those states. take a look. how would you like to have this as your flight plan? this is a map of the last 48 hours of campaign appearances for president obama. now here's governor romney's itinerary. nevada, colorado, virginia, iowa and of course, ohio, ohio, ohio. about the only nonswing state stop, president obama today who touched down in chicago to vote and was asked to show some i.d. >> all right. >> i need some i.d. >> you're right. hold on. i've got my driver's license. here you go. now, ignore the fact that there's no gray ha
in our own cnn poll of polls, governor romney currently enjoys a one-point lead, 48-47. as you no doubt know, the race will boil down to a few key states and tonight, we also have new numbers from the nbc/"wall street journal" poll in colorado showing the race there tied. in nevada, the same poll has president obama out front by three, whereas in virginia, new polling from fox has mr. romney up by two. that's a nine-point swing in his favor since september. now, not coincidentally the...
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i want you to take a look at our latest cnn poll of polls. this is an average of five national polls. among likely voters, the president has 49%. mitt romney at 46%. everybody will be focussing on how these candidates performed. the debate after the debate. well, that, of course, will rage on. what we don't see is the work that goes behind the scenes the night before. our dana bash who sat down with one of the men who is prepping romney for a debate and gives us an inside look. >> if you make a serious accusation against governor romney like that -- >> i simply suggested -- >> you need to explain that. >> you want to try again? i mean -- >> wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else that they weren't willing to defend here? >> okay. >> how critical was that moment? >> it was a huge moment in the debates for governor romney. >> why? >> because in that one sentence he was able to take an issue that others had been dogging him with and put it to rest. he was able to communicate clearly. if you are going to milwaukee the
i want you to take a look at our latest cnn poll of polls. this is an average of five national polls. among likely voters, the president has 49%. mitt romney at 46%. everybody will be focussing on how these candidates performed. the debate after the debate. well, that, of course, will rage on. what we don't see is the work that goes behind the scenes the night before. our dana bash who sat down with one of the men who is prepping romney for a debate and gives us an inside look. >> if you...
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in a recent poll said they either would vote for president obama or stay home if romney is the nominee. any reason for concern when these numbers come up? >> if you have a hard fought battle, there will be differences in the near term, but into the summer and fall, they will unite as it always does and should. by the way, look at hit romney's record. cutting tacks and spending and decreasing unemployment and standing for traditional marriage and that's a conservative record by any definition. is it perfect? no. look at the records. they are the perfect conservatives? that's ridiculous. i know the records and i researched them. they are good at conservative, but that's the perfect conservative? give me a break. it's not. >> there is healing that will be necessary after this rather rough primary season, but doesn't time spent focusing on the base keep governor romney from reaching out to the independents. a lot of women voters and they will desperately need if they win the white house in the fall. >> as you saw today, the messages focus on president obama and less so on the republican no
in a recent poll said they either would vote for president obama or stay home if romney is the nominee. any reason for concern when these numbers come up? >> if you have a hard fought battle, there will be differences in the near term, but into the summer and fall, they will unite as it always does and should. by the way, look at hit romney's record. cutting tacks and spending and decreasing unemployment and standing for traditional marriage and that's a conservative record by any...
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this pick is part of governor romney's efforts to reach the poll numbers a little bit, but they are confident that they have a good shot at incumbent president and we have a campaign that is about to kick in tomorrow when we get the republican running mate. >> from the perspective of the obama campaign if i can bring you back in here. is there a candidate on the short list that the obama campaign will hate or love the most? >> i am not worried about any of them right now. as far as paul ryan, a lot of democrats think they have an opening if it's paul ryan because he has come out with budget proposals to trim spending including medicare that is very, very popular with seniors. he wants to change medicare and the way it's publiced for people under 55. they would see a significant change in the way medicare is handled by the federal government and they say they will have an opening if it's paul ryan to go after him on medicare. he wants to end medicare as we know it. they say that's the republicans and romney will be vulnerable on that issue as a result of that medicare being very, very popular.
this pick is part of governor romney's efforts to reach the poll numbers a little bit, but they are confident that they have a good shot at incumbent president and we have a campaign that is about to kick in tomorrow when we get the republican running mate. >> from the perspective of the obama campaign if i can bring you back in here. is there a candidate on the short list that the obama campaign will hate or love the most? >> i am not worried about any of them right now. as far as...
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romney has an edge according to most polls by two or three points. most people you talk to here in michigan believe that it is really going to be a nail biter. arizona seems to be slipping away from santorum heading in romney's direction, but michigan is going to be ground zero for this race on tuesday night, richelle. >> this is romney's home state. he seems to have the edge in detroit, but much of the other parts of the state, that is santorum country. could you put into perspective for us what it would mean if mitt romney lost his home state? >> if mitt romney lost michigan, that would be devastating, i think for his candidacy. they're built to go all the way to the convention more so than any other campaign. they have infrastructure in every single state. this is a delegate race for them. for a narrative perspective, it would be difficult, just tass would be for newt gingrich if he lost his home state of georgia or rick santorum losing pennsylvania. if you can't win a state that you have central to your political identity, how do you carry forwar
romney has an edge according to most polls by two or three points. most people you talk to here in michigan believe that it is really going to be a nail biter. arizona seems to be slipping away from santorum heading in romney's direction, but michigan is going to be ground zero for this race on tuesday night, richelle. >> this is romney's home state. he seems to have the edge in detroit, but much of the other parts of the state, that is santorum country. could you put into perspective for...
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there's a new arg poll out that shows newt gingrich ahead, mitt romney behind him, and rick santorum in third place. so rick santorum, even if he does well in this contest, has a lot of ground to make up in that mississippi contest. also as well as alabama. he's got to do well there, appeal to some working class of conservative southerners down there, but the one thing about santorum, he can lay claim he can win in the midwest. he won oklahoma, missouri recently. if he wins here, it will be good for his campaign, randi. >> all right. shannon travis, appreciate that. thank you very much for the update. >>> newt gingrich is calling for leon panetta to resign. panetta was responding to intervening in syria when he said this. >> our goal would be to seek international permission, and we would -- we would come to the congress and inform you -- >> i'm almost breathless about that because what i heard you say is we're going to seek international approval and they will come and tell the congress what we might do, and we might seek congressional approval. >> gingrich says those remarks show h
there's a new arg poll out that shows newt gingrich ahead, mitt romney behind him, and rick santorum in third place. so rick santorum, even if he does well in this contest, has a lot of ground to make up in that mississippi contest. also as well as alabama. he's got to do well there, appeal to some working class of conservative southerners down there, but the one thing about santorum, he can lay claim he can win in the midwest. he won oklahoma, missouri recently. if he wins here, it will be...
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convention, it's been hurting mitt romney. if you look at the polling data, their view of the gop candidates is going down. they would like to have this over as soon as possible. but i would remind viewers that we saw this in the democratic proomary back in 2008, again, with the proportional delegates. barack obama and hillary clinton vying and vying. neither was going to make it to the delegate count at the convention, someone would have to drop out or the super delegates would have to swoop in. >> the big debate is whether a protracting debates helps someone like mitt romney who hasn't been the best of campaigners. does it toughen him up against a good campaigner in barack obama, or does the constant mudslinger kill the brand? >> i agree with amy, it's doing enormous harm. there's another distraction. this is time he could be raising money, focusing on president obama. instead, he's getting dragged into issues, these women's issues that he doesn't want to talk about. he wants to talk about jobs. he said this is over. it's in
convention, it's been hurting mitt romney. if you look at the polling data, their view of the gop candidates is going down. they would like to have this over as soon as possible. but i would remind viewers that we saw this in the democratic proomary back in 2008, again, with the proportional delegates. barack obama and hillary clinton vying and vying. neither was going to make it to the delegate count at the convention, someone would have to drop out or the super delegates would have to swoop...
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take mitt romney. he and i actually have a lot in common. we both think of our wives as our better halves and polls show to an alarmingly insulting extent the american people agree. we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. [ applause ] of course, we have also had our differences. recently his campaign criticized me for slow jamming the news with jimmy fallon. in fact, i understand governor romney was so upset, he asked his staff if he could get some equal time on the merv griffin show. [ laughter ] still, i guess governor romney is feeling good about things, because he took a few hours off the other day to see "the hunger games." some of you have seen it. it's a movie about people who court wealthy sponsors and brutally savage each other until only one contestant is left standing. i'm sure this was a great change of pace for him. i have not seen "the hunger games." not enough class warfare for me. of course, i know everybody is predicting a nasty election. and thankfully, we've all agreed that families are
take mitt romney. he and i actually have a lot in common. we both think of our wives as our better halves and polls show to an alarmingly insulting extent the american people agree. we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. [ applause ] of course, we have also had our differences. recently his campaign criticized me for slow jamming the news with jimmy fallon. in fact, i understand governor romney was so upset, he asked his staff if he could get some equal...
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mason-dixon poll has governor romney on top, so 29 electoral votes down there in florida. governor romney has to have florida. he has to have virginia. we didn't talk about colorado. that's another one that's in his mix. wisconsin, another battleground state. the president, you have to say, has the edge because he has been consistently a little ahead in most of the battleground states but the romney campaign says it has the enthusiasm on its side and can change things tomorrow. in 24 hours we will start to find out. >> we certainly will. thanks. i want to bring in the rest of the panel. david gergen, gloria borger, candy crowley, host of cnn's "state of the union" and moderator of the second presidential debate. you heard what john just laid out. what's your gut tell you? >> my gut tells me that contrary to what we normally see, normally in a final weekend, the electorate starts to break slightly towards the challenger. this weekend, it seems to be breaking for president obama. >> you think that's storm related? >> i think there's a hurricane lift, yes, i do. i thought las
mason-dixon poll has governor romney on top, so 29 electoral votes down there in florida. governor romney has to have florida. he has to have virginia. we didn't talk about colorado. that's another one that's in his mix. wisconsin, another battleground state. the president, you have to say, has the edge because he has been consistently a little ahead in most of the battleground states but the romney campaign says it has the enthusiasm on its side and can change things tomorrow. in 24 hours we...
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mitt romney is not so good with metaphor. i think we've learned that. >> obviously the polls say it's pretty close. is this going to be a really aggressive tightly forged contest? >> i do. we could be proven wrong. right now, we have an economy that seems to be improving incrementally. it's very vague. in that uncertainty, you have i think the recipe for a nail biter of an election. >> what about this whole vp issue? this discrepancy about rubio. mitt romney says he was. something's going down. i don't think mitt romney would say he was. if he wasn't taking him seriously as eye a contender? >> i'm going out on a limb and saying i'm pretty sure rubio is not the choice. he doesn't have an enormous amount of experience. coming out of 2008 with all the questions raised about sarah palin he not sarah palin. they have to veer toward a candidate of whom they can say with great certainty this person's ready to take over the presidency day two if that somehow happened. i don't think rubio's going to be the guy. i don't think the romne
mitt romney is not so good with metaphor. i think we've learned that. >> obviously the polls say it's pretty close. is this going to be a really aggressive tightly forged contest? >> i do. we could be proven wrong. right now, we have an economy that seems to be improving incrementally. it's very vague. in that uncertainty, you have i think the recipe for a nail biter of an election. >> what about this whole vp issue? this discrepancy about rubio. mitt romney says he was....
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they don't pay for polling internally. no reliable public polls. but they're referring to the way mitt romney has set his sights on santorum. santorum advisers tell me their web site traffic is very high. anecdotally they believe that is a good sign for them. they've got big crowds at senator santorum's events. they believe that tonight is the night where they can set the perception that they can be a viable alternative to mitt romney and not newt gingrich. listen to what senator santorum said earlier today. >> governor romney's been able to bully his way through this primary, outspending opponents on average about 5 to 1 and been able to win by outspending. but he's not inspiring. he's not painting a vision. >> reporter: now john, this whole idea of how important it is tonight, look, they say that everybody's been asking the santorum campaign, and the senator himself, what's the path to victory. they say that february, the month of february is about perception and momentum, and they are hoping that that starts for them tonight. >> they need at lea
they don't pay for polling internally. no reliable public polls. but they're referring to the way mitt romney has set his sights on santorum. santorum advisers tell me their web site traffic is very high. anecdotally they believe that is a good sign for them. they've got big crowds at senator santorum's events. they believe that tonight is the night where they can set the perception that they can be a viable alternative to mitt romney and not newt gingrich. listen to what senator santorum said...
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>> what's interesting is that the four candidates in the race right now, gingrich and is an or rum, romney and paul being the fourth candidate, ron paul has decided no to tt to play here. and he has won the straw poll the last two years and he's won it because he has been able to draw a lot of young voters to come here to the cpac conference and to vote for him. but instead, ron paul is focusing all his attention on the maine caucuses which of course we'll have the the results of those tonight. but for here, it means different things to different people. if rick santorum were to win tonight, he continues to so vo conservatives flocking toly candidacy. if romney would win, perhaps it will show conservatives have started to rally around his candidacy. and for newt gingrich, perhaps a win today could help bring his campaign back. which right now rick santorum seems to be dominating that conservative side of it. >> and real quick before i let you go, you took some pictures of a little behind the scenes activity. explain what this one means. >> this image on the screen just shows you really whe
>> what's interesting is that the four candidates in the race right now, gingrich and is an or rum, romney and paul being the fourth candidate, ron paul has decided no to tt to play here. and he has won the straw poll the last two years and he's won it because he has been able to draw a lot of young voters to come here to the cpac conference and to vote for him. but instead, ron paul is focusing all his attention on the maine caucuses which of course we'll have the the results of those...
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move to the gender gap story because there is athe lo of polling showing that mitt romney has this gap with women. let's listen to romney acknowledges this and he says his secret weapon is his wife ann. listen to this, the two of them. >> she is going across the country and talking with women and what they're talking about is the debt that we're leaving the next generation and the failure of this economy to put people back to work. >> the reason i like to talk to women in particular is that i want them to think about their children and their grandchildren and that we do not want those kids to have the burdens of this budget deficit. >> we don't have a lot of time unfortunately. do you think that ann's message is correct, focus on the big issues and ann can sell it? >> absolutely. as a woman i am always insulted when they say women care about issues just as important to women. women care about jobs. women care about taking care of their kids. i think she is speaking directly to their concerns. >> i think obviously his ratings have gone down and i think that's part of the strategy and wo
move to the gender gap story because there is athe lo of polling showing that mitt romney has this gap with women. let's listen to romney acknowledges this and he says his secret weapon is his wife ann. listen to this, the two of them. >> she is going across the country and talking with women and what they're talking about is the debt that we're leaving the next generation and the failure of this economy to put people back to work. >> the reason i like to talk to women in particular...
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>> well, based on exit polls, women went for mitt romney 42-38%. so it might be helping mitt romney especially in these states where he's winning by just a very slim margin. >> i would think looking at the exits, i think to the extent that it hurt rick santorum it was because santorum never went back to talking about job and the economy. he focused on the cultural issues and when he tried to pivot pack to the jobs issues, he went back to the prior statements. he didn't try to steer the message back to jobs and the economy in ohio. i think it hurt him in michigan to a degree. he focused on cultural issues to the expense of talk about jobs issues. not trying to handle them both. >> you know, mitt romney is basically doubled down on every single position rick santorum has taken. so there's this sort of perception that somehow santorum is more conservative on these social issues. whereas romney has really said that he agrees with them that contraceptions shouldn't be available on choice. the key issue is people don't believe that about mitt romney. i t
>> well, based on exit polls, women went for mitt romney 42-38%. so it might be helping mitt romney especially in these states where he's winning by just a very slim margin. >> i would think looking at the exits, i think to the extent that it hurt rick santorum it was because santorum never went back to talking about job and the economy. he focused on the cultural issues and when he tried to pivot pack to the jobs issues, he went back to the prior statements. he didn't try to steer...
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romney is also back on top now in the national polls. but to capitalize on all this momentum he has to deliver tomorrow. the biggest prize is ohio. where romney is neck-in-neck with rick santorum. how that's possible, i have no idea, after trailing him at one point by double digits. a ronald any win in ohio would help to consolidate support among the working-class voters. however, a santorum win could mean the whole race will drag on longer. also at play, a couple of southern states. if romney would manage to win in tennessee or georgia, that would be huge. newt gingrich taking the future of his campaign of georgia, his home state welcome and he'll probably win that. ron paul acknowledges his chances are slim but he seems to be in this for the long haul. top republicans are spreading the message a long nomination battle will minimize their chances of defeating president obama in november. but as we've seen since the first contact in january, republican voters are capable of surprising everybody, even themselves. here's the question -- wi
romney is also back on top now in the national polls. but to capitalize on all this momentum he has to deliver tomorrow. the biggest prize is ohio. where romney is neck-in-neck with rick santorum. how that's possible, i have no idea, after trailing him at one point by double digits. a ronald any win in ohio would help to consolidate support among the working-class voters. however, a santorum win could mean the whole race will drag on longer. also at play, a couple of southern states. if romney...
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governor romney has momentum. moved ahead of the president by a smidgen in the national polls. caught up or gained ground in several key battleground states, ohio, virginia, florida, colorado, and a built of a breeze at his back and republicans think they have momentum. in this debate, americans pick presidents, not vice-presidents. not to downplay the stakes, but the presidential debates are more important. if joe biden can turn a strong performance maybe halt the republican momentum. if paul ryan can, republicans keep the momentum going into next week. >> john, playing sound bites leading into a lot of these debates. one that gets played over and over has been the famous sound bite where dan quayle essentially got his clock cleared. i knew jack kennedy and you're not jack kennedy, but that turned well for mr. quayle. >> he became the vice president of the united states. didn't he? a not so strong debate performance. overshadowed, out-debated by the elder lloyd benson back in 1988. i remember it well. my first president's campaign. and yet george h.w. bush went on to win the e
governor romney has momentum. moved ahead of the president by a smidgen in the national polls. caught up or gained ground in several key battleground states, ohio, virginia, florida, colorado, and a built of a breeze at his back and republicans think they have momentum. in this debate, americans pick presidents, not vice-presidents. not to downplay the stakes, but the presidential debates are more important. if joe biden can turn a strong performance maybe halt the republican momentum. if paul...